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Of course, my father was a soccer player. He used to play very good. Then, when I was young, eight or nine years old, ten years old, I just want to be like my father.
Pele
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Pele
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: October 23
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Edson Arantes do Nascimento
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Great teams are not made up of many well-rounded players. Great teams are made up of a variety of players, each having their own strengths.
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I played futsal growing up in Baurd. In futsal you need to think quick and play quick so its easier for you when you move to normal football.
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Brazil, always they buy from the United States. The first who was sell to the United States was football.
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You must respect people and work hard to be in shape. And I used to train very hard. When the others players went to the beach after training, I was there kicking the ball.
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I sometimes lie awake at night and wonder why I am still so popular and, to be honest, I don't know.
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To be a striker you need to be in good shape.
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I love people. I wanted to be with the people. I wanted to give something back what I get from football, because God gave everything to me.
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When football stars disappear, so do the teams, and that is a very curious phenomenon. It is like in the theatre, in a play, where there is a great star. If the star is not well, the whole cast suffers.
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Over the years I've learnt to live with two persons in my heart. One is Edson, who has fun with his friends and family the other is the football player Pele. I didn't want the name. 'Pele' sounds like baby-talk in Portuguese.
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Everything on earth is a game. A passing thing. We all end up dead. We all end up the same, don't we?
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The bicycle kick is not easy to do.
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A team is not made up of isolated individuals. Always stay in the game. Don't be passive. Football is a team game. No one plays alone. Success depends on your whole team being a single unit.
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I always think that I would have become an actor if I hadn't been a soccer player.
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Football is the best, is the biggest sport in the world.
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Sport is something that is very inspirational for young people.
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Most important is be a good man.
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He is the greatest player in the world right now, without a doubt, he is the player who gives Brazilians the most joy. (on Ronaldinho)
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Yes, Ronaldinho is bigger than me. Exactly 4 centimeters.
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A lot of people, when a guy scores a lot of goals, think, 'He's a great player', because a goal is very important, but a great player is a player who can do everything on the field. He can do assists, encourage his colleagues, give them confidence to go forward. It is someone who, when a team does not do well, becomes one of the leaders.
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If you don't give education to people, it is easy to manipulate them.
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